Mnet 20’s Choice Awards: What’s the difference between Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Hyori ?

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Not much.

The highly anticipated shared stage between pop divas Lee Hyori and Uhm Jung-hwa fell short of my low expectations at the Mnet 20’s Choice Awards on August 23rd 2008. Although I was hoping for something titillating (i.e. a shared kiss, perhaps?) between the two, the pop divas confirmed that they could easily be interchangeable. Wearing the exact same outfit, Lee Hyori performed Uhm Jung-hwa’s hit, “D.I.S.C.O” and the only way I could tell it was Hyori was because of her sexy smile and short legs. Otherwise, she could be Uhm Jung-hwa herself. On the other hand, Uhm Jung-hwa’s version of her counterpart was a slightly less fashionable, slightly skankier take on Hyorish’s fashion. Wearing white cropped pants mismatched with a peach high-cut bathing suit, Uhm Jung-hwa did better with the booty shaking that was required for Lee Hyori’s hit, “U Go Girl.” The reason being-Uhm Jung-hwa has the booty.

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Check out Lee Hyori and Uhm Jung-hwa’s shared stage or at Daum here.

49 Responses to “Mnet 20’s Choice Awards: What’s the difference between Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Hyori ?”


  1. 1 Taejus August 25, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    I think they did an exceptional job…

  2. 2 Rin August 25, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    That was the best performance of the night. They’re both okay at singing live though. Not too great. Lee Hyori looked funny with the UJH clothes XD I didn’t think UJH could pull off something that sexy but she actually has a really nice body. She looks human and not anorexic.

  3. 3 Coos August 25, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    they did good!

  4. 4 Angel August 25, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    i like this performance!

  5. 5 Shaenna August 25, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    That was actually pretty good, atleast they’re not lip-syncing, and you can actually tell there singing. Uhm Jung-hwa has a nice body too.

  6. 6 sunny August 25, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    …wow im the only one that didnt like the performance
    well i was fine with disco and dj. hyori did a great job in dj but uhm jung hwa should stick to her own songs. i reallly didnt like her when she was singing u go girl

  7. 7 kimii August 25, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    this was srsly cute! XD;;

  8. 8 rockmyboat. August 25, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    this was awesome!!
    though, you could tell uhmjunghwa is way too old to keep up since she was full puffing and outta breath

  9. 9 Ishida August 25, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    Uhm Jung-hwa is awesome!!!

    No more to said.

  10. 10 truly happy August 25, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    uhm looks lovelier than hyori. hyori cant beat uhm, hyori has very short legs emphasized by those leg wraps. uhm looks elegant, hyori looks scruffy.

  11. 11 pringLe August 25, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    that second to the last picture.. she has no butt.. lee hyori rite? ><

  12. 12 ZIG August 25, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    the first pic shows how short hyori’s short legs is. is hyori an crapped alien thrown on earth? must be an andre’s creation, sort of. unfortunately, she hasn’t given justice to uhm jung hwa’s sophisticated fashion. crap crap.

  13. 13 Kimhana August 25, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Well, I would say, as a 39 year old diva, UJM still has what it takes to be a good singer, and as for Hyori, she’s a modern diva, you know what I mean…soo, for that night, I think they’re pretty good with exchanging Songs…And the performance is not bad compare to ’some’ groups that flop when it comes to singing each other’s songs….

  14. 14 Jasmine* August 25, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Totally the best performance of the night ^^
    LoVed IT
    UjH rulllzzz

  15. 15 tewkewl August 25, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    ummm. a shared kiss. popseoul, you are off your rocker… have you forgotten, thi IS korean tv you know

  16. 16 SP August 25, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    Their performance is okay…entertaining!

    I must say, Uhm Jung Hwa looked great performing as Hyori!!! Hyori also don’t look too bad with dark shorter hair…

  17. 17 ashlee August 25, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    their perf. was the best
    UJH and hyori did their best
    they are good friends
    so you could see how happy they were perf. together

  18. 18 updtoday August 25, 2008 at 4:30 pm

    their perf was just okay
    i thought it would be better.

    UJH looks amazing for her age!

  19. 19 ♥이시아~ August 25, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    cool~

  20. 20 8 August 25, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    i thought hyori looked bad in ujh’s disco outfit. she’s too bony and she couldn’t even dance right.

    I don’t why popseoul is expecting a live lesbian kiss on Korean TV. They must forget where they are on a daily basis.

  21. 21 ellie August 25, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    I actually thought they had the best performance of the night!

  22. 22 romele August 25, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    just love those comments…we enjoyed it and nothing more.

  23. 23 Wei Junli August 26, 2008 at 12:13 am

    HAHAHA romela, you are right! thumbs up for them! yeah! but, i like hyori voice more than uhm jung hwa. but she still sounds okay.. although not my favourite. hahazz..

  24. 24 boolie2woolie August 26, 2008 at 12:57 am

    uhm jung hwa’s costumes are always like a fashion disaster! nggilani pol cak.. jamb00

  25. 25 Ktie August 26, 2008 at 1:48 am

    After this performamce, I have just realised Uhm Jung Hwa cannot dance or sing. Her dance was so half-hearted and apathetic. I have no idea how she is the top pop diva. Why am I the only person who can see this? Especially when dancing U-Go Girl, she cannot compare to Hyori. All the talk about Uhm Jung Hwa being old seems to be true.

  26. 26 hmmmm August 26, 2008 at 2:30 am

    Were you guys watching the same perfs as I was? Uhm Jung Hwa is starting to show she’s getting a little too old to keep up. She kept huffing and puffing during U-Go-Girl. She couldn’t keep up with the dancing and singing.

  27. 27 live4music August 26, 2008 at 5:53 am

    i thought Hyori did an amazing job with D.I.S.C.O.! she actually made the outfit look hot! but i didnt like uhm jung hwa’s version of u-go-girl so much because it just didnt ’suit’ her…but still one possibly the best act of the night /XD

  28. 28 Seri August 26, 2008 at 6:03 am

    I loved this and in the last one lookin at eachother like they really enjoyed it. Felt like I waswatching a climax of some typical success drama hehe

    I’m happy they didn’t

    1) People will say they’re copying
    2) Is that like accepted in s.Korean culture to do that in a performance?
    3) Ew

  29. 29 8 August 26, 2008 at 6:21 am

    it’s called personality and better music

  30. 31 8 August 26, 2008 at 6:23 am

    DO SOME RESEARCH.

  31. 32 marr August 26, 2008 at 9:59 am

    as much as hyori brings the sex appeal , could easily scan her fats with that skimpy star wars outfit. haha sexy diva is fat. stare at the second photo. she got an extra back.

    didnt matter really right? even if shes fat shes still hot. gotta love her too because she loves cat and had two of the great persian like i do. lol why did i mention that? whatever she, and hwang bo is lovable

  32. 33 maimai August 26, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    OH GOSH! WHY EVERYTIME I LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS GIRLS MY MIND IS ALWAYS SCREAMING ‘PLASTIC! SILICON! ETC?’ (WELL MAYBE BECAUSE ITS TRUE) BUT OKAY, THEY DO HAVE THE TALENT.

  33. 34 muimui August 26, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    Loved this speical stage! So much better than the other ones and Hyori totally rocked!!!!

  34. 35 Nominee August 26, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    Just looking at the fotos, those girls are interchangeable in appearance. I didn’t realize they switched…maybe their make-up artist was just that good. Their voices are definitely different though. But both women are still hot, energetic and talented (in their own ways) even though they’re past 25. I don’t think they are old, but since everyone else makes big deal about their age..just thought it was awesome that they can still perform like the younger gals.

  35. 36 heenimxluv August 27, 2008 at 6:35 am

    i think hyori did a btr job on D.I.S.C.O then junghwa did
    and junghwa didn`t do so well on u-go-girl
    she couldn`t really keep up

  36. 37 sc August 27, 2008 at 6:51 am

    omg comparing them side by side

    HYORI IS SUCH A BETTER SINGER THAN UHM JUNG HWA! wthekc ujh was flat. hyori def. has better stage presence too

  37. 38 8 August 27, 2008 at 7:34 am

    ^ yeah, right. that was just one out of hundreds of performances.

  38. 39 sweetiepie :) August 27, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    me like it!!! :)
    i love hyori’s hoodie with the year and tail~ lol

  39. 40 sweetiepie :) August 27, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    ear~

  40. 41 lucette August 27, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Hyori unnie definitely looked cute in that outfit, and I liked her verion of D.I.S.C.O. She seemed happy and energetic. I thought she did great compared to UJH.

  41. 42 XyLenT August 28, 2008 at 1:01 am

    i agree with live4music..when i 1st saw the videon to the site of something.

    and i luve UJW having the short hair than the long one…coz she lokked old…with the long one.

  42. 43 kaori August 28, 2008 at 4:31 am

    RIDICULE !!! Aucune voix, aucun peps ! Elles ne savent ni danser ni chanter ! ce ne sont ques des bimbos sans talent du préfabriqué ! c’est vraiment pitoyable même à la star académie en france on à de meilleures performances ! c’est dire le niveau ! je suis déçue de voir que les nouvelles stars en corée c’est ça ! beaucoup de vulgarité et de chirurgie esthétique (sans que ce soit esthétique d’ailleurs) J’ai vu des amateurs en concert à dondaemun stadium qui étaient un milliard de fois plus talentueux !

  43. 44 8 August 28, 2008 at 6:11 am

    wow, I saw bimbos sans talent. not good.

  44. 45 OMG! August 30, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    uhm is better at singing

  45. 46 donna August 31, 2008 at 9:15 am

    omg stop comparing lee hyori with so in young and Uhm Jung hwa. lee hyori’s wayyy better.

  46. 47 UHMJUNGHWA4EVER September 1, 2008 at 3:51 am

    uhm jung hwa > seo in young >>>>>> hyori sorry!

  47. 48 phililen3 June 9, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    ujh looks like she is wearing pieces of cloth when it is actually a body suit. talk about skimpy but clothed. cool.


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